The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend

The Wisdom Tree was overcome with elation upon hearing that the town residents were finally going to leave. It had longed for this moment for the past millennium. Without hesitation, it quickly followed Han Wu’s instructions and reopened the transfer gate that connected to his divine realm.

However, Han Wu opted not to harbor the town residents in his divine realm. He was certain that they would curse him to death if they ever learned that the locusts were his.

Therefore, his divine realm would function merely as a temporary transfer station, with the final destination being Doron City in the Level Civilization. Fortunately, he had previously established a transfer gate connecting his divine realm directly to Doron City.

Han Wu quickly urged the town residents to enter his divine realm and use the transfer gate to travel to Doron City. The town residents displayed a surprisingly impressive adaptability to their new environment. By the second day, they had settled in with surprising ease and had already managed to learn the fundamental rules of the Level Civilization.

In the Secret Realm, the major class came to an unexpectedly early end since the town residents had all relocated. With no remaining inhabitants in the town, there was simply no point in continuing the simulation.

Lina sent out the message for the students to return, and one by one, they began to leave the Secret Realm. Han Wu observed the returning students and noticed that two of them had not made it back. This meant that those two unfortunate students had perished within the Basic Secret Realm Zombie Town and would never return.

He was rather surprised to note that Xu Tie was not among the students who had perished. Despite his earlier injuries, Xu Tie was alive and well, his severed limbs having been successfully reattached. Upon seeing Han Wu, Xu Tie fixed him with an angry glare filled with undisguised loathing.

“I will now announce the results of this major class. In first place, with an impressive 16 million points, is Han Wu. Second place goes to Qin Shuang with a score of 12.03 million points. And coming in third place, with 10 million points, is Sun Qingnian...”

Lina continued to list the results in a monotonous, robotic tone when, all of a sudden, Xu Tie stood up and yelled, “Professor, I’m reporting Han Wu for cheating!”

“Do you have proof?” Lina asked, her voice steady.

Xu Tie swore under his breath and then yelled, “We all saw Han Wu’s bizarre locusts in Zombie Town, and I’ve personally seen him summoning his Flesh Golems!”

Several other students nodded in agreement, verifying the truth of Xu Tie’s claims. They confirmed that they had indeed witnessed Han Wu’s locusts appearing within Zombie Town.

Lina smiled. “This major class, as you all know, was designed to emulate a foreign civilization and test your survival skills. The rules did not explicitly forbid the summoning of your units within the Secret Realm. Han Wu’s ability to bring his summons into the Secret Realm was mostly down to his own ability and some good luck.”

Enraged, Xu Tie exclaimed, “Professor! You’re clearly taking Han Wu’s side; I’ll report this to the higher-ups!”

Lina’s smile widened. “Xu Tie, you certainly have the right to report your concerns to the higher-ups, and I will not stop you. Nevertheless, as your professor, I also have the responsibility to address insubordination. For your disrespectful outburst, I am assigning you to a year of labor in the Black Prison as a form of repentance.”

As soon as Lina uttered those words, Xu Tie disappeared in an instant, unable to voice any opposition. Lina’s wide smile remained fixed as she slowly swept her gaze across the remaining students. “Now then, is there anyone else who feels like questioning my decision?”

The other students shook their heads vigorously. Only complete morons would try to question her after what happened to Xu Tie. Lina nodded, seeing that no one else was going to cause trouble.

“Then, let’s get to the rewards for the major class. Han Wu, your reward is a jade pot. Qin Shuang...”

Once the rewards were given out and the students returned to their dorms, Han Wu quickly contacted Xiang Meng and brought over the twelve Wisdom Fruits he had obtained. He’d received ten as a reward from the Wisdom Tree and two from the personal stores of the town residents. He decided to exchange nine of the Fruits with his seniors.

Xiang Meng and the other two seniors stared in disbelief as Han Wu took out nine Wisdom Fruits. They had never seen so many before! They remembered that even Huang Shengjun, during their time, had only managed to obtain five after defending the entire Zombie Town all by himself!

Xia Tian asked somewhat tentatively, “So, Han Wu, who actually got first place this time?” He already had a good idea, especially since a super pissed Huang Shengjun had come to settle their earlier bet, but he just wanted to hear Han Wu say it to be sure.

“Senior Xia, I was fortunate enough to secure first place this time.”

Upon hearing this, the three seniors exchanged glances and then broke into delighted laughter. Xiang Meng reached out and gave Han Wu a warm pat on the shoulder. “Han Wu, you really are my lucky star!”

Ye Ling, however, expressed her worry. “Han Wu, you should watch out for a person called Huang Shengjun. He was forced to give us ten Divine Essence because of a bet we made with him about you, and I’ve got a bad feeling he might try to make things difficult for you.”

“Understood. I’ll be careful,” Han Wu replied with a nod. He then quickly made his way back to his dorm after receiving the nine Divine Essence from his seniors, eager to sort through all the rewards he had obtained this time.

Han Wu’s rewards included the three remaining Wisdom Fruits, three God corpses that had lost most of their Divine Essence, and a recommendation pendant. Additionally, from his time in Zombie Town, he had acquired the golden pot fused with the Mourning Deathcap, three God weapons, several Divine weapons, and a number of high-ranking seeds.

There was also the jade pot that Lina had rewarded him with. He swiftly retrieved the jade pot and began to inspect it carefully.

[Jade Pot: Can be used to bind with the seed of a special plant. Generates a seed of the bound plant after a certain amount of time. (Time needed is proportional to seed’s rank. Higher ranking seeds require more time.)]

After careful consideration, Han Wu selected the Rank 6 Spectre Vine from his collection of seeds. Fusing with its seed would grant him the Spectral Dash skill, making it incredibly worthwhile to cultivate. He then proceeded to bind the Spectre Vine seed with the jade pot, anticipating the day when he could harvest its seeds indefinitely.

With the jade pot dealt with, Han Wu moved on to refining the three God corpses. However, because these beings had been deceased for such an immense amount of time, their bodies had lost most of their Divine Essence. As a result, he only managed to extract two Divine Flesh Energy and three Divine Essence—a rather disappointing harvest.

Han Wu planned to use the two Divine Flesh Energy to produce two more Lord Locustmen. He would then feed all three of his Lord Locustmen the remaining Wisdom Fruits to further enhance their overall strength.

Lost in his thoughts of a bright future, Han Wu was interrupted by an incoming call from an unknown number. He hesitated for a moment before deciding to answer.

A sharp voice on the other end demanded, “Are you Han Wu? This is Huang Shengjun! You’re the reason I lost ten Divine Essence. So, how exactly are you planning to compensate me?”

Han Wu was left utterly dumbfounded by Huang Shengjun’s blatant rudeness and completely unreasonable request. Is this guy out of his mind? I’m not the one who forced him to make that ridiculous bet in the first place, so why on earth does he think I’m responsible for his loss?

Han Wu, finding the conversation pointless and infuriating, promptly ended the call. It was Huang Shengjun, his voice sounding even more furious. “Did you just dare to hang up on me, Huang Shengjun? Aren’t you being way too arrogant for your own good?”

Han Wu, growing increasingly irritated, ended the call once more. Unbelievably, Huang Shengjun called back yet again, his voice now dripping with pure malice. “Han Wu, you listen to me and you listen good. You better start showing me some respect, because your next major class is going to be a battle against all of us seniors. I can personally make it a living hell for you!”

Han Wu just hung up on him again to show that he wasn’t intimidated, but secretly, Huang Shengjun’s threat had him feeling a bit of pressure. He had no choice but to quickly strengthen his units so he could defeat Huang Shengjun in their next encounter.